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Innovative Courses of Action Pertaining to “Illicit” Psychoactive Substances
Report
This report is the result of a mandate from the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) [Québec’s ministry of health and social services…
Source : Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Public Support for Harm Reduction: A Population Survey of Canadian Adults
Academic article
The authors described public views toward harm reduction among Canadian adults and tested a social exposure model predicting support for these conten…
Source : PLOS ONEFormat: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Harm Reduction: A Guide for Campus Communities
Guide
Campus communities, seeking to deal with substance use, can draw on the experiences of human societies, both ancient and modern. Psychoactive substan…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Breastfeeding and Cannabis: A Harm Reduction Resource for Health Care and Social Service Providers
Guide
Many people make changes to their substance use when expecting a child. Some stop using substances altogether while others use less or change when or…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources, Substance-specific resources
Respecting Tobacco: Traditional vs. Commercial Use
Video
For thousands of years, natural tobacco has been an integral part of Indigenous culture in many parts of BC and Canada. Used in ritual, ceremony and …
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources, Substance-specific resources
Are There Risks to Vaping Cannabis?
Video
Vaping is a relatively new method of consuming cannabis. It involves heating a cannabis product to create a vapour. The products used for vaping incl…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
How to Reduce the Risks of Vaping Cannabis
Video
Vaping is a relatively new method of consuming cannabis. It involves heating a cannabis product to create a vapour. The products used for vaping incl…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Indigenous Lead Talking Circle(s): Overview, Stories, & Reflections
Webinar
This quarterly series focuses on integrating Indigenous knowledge and experiences with capacity building and actions around reducing overdose/opioid …
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Sex Work and Harm Reduction Discourse
Background document
This document was created to contribute to sex worker organizations’ reflections about, and their capacity to evaluate and use, the language of harm …
Source : StellaFormat: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
"Taking Care of Each Other" Harm Reduction Video Series
Webinar
FNHA and Vancouver Coastal Health worked with filmmaker Asia Youngman to create a video series about Indigenous Harm Reduction. These videos are a te…
Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)Format: Link
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources